4 March 2024
Ohakune Resdients and Ratepayers Society Inc
Email
: [FYI request #24678 email]
Dear Sir/Madam
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987
Thank you for your Request for Official Information received on 1 March 2024 relating to the
following:
1) Please confirm no further tests were conducted on council policies or the LGA with regards to
Teitei Drive after 2020, and that the supporting background provided to Council ors to vote for the
continuance on 27th September 2023 were not specific to Teitei Drive.
2) For the avoidance of doubt, please confirm each of the following: that council did not specifically
test Teitei Drive against:
2.1. the LGA, 2.2. the Policy of Significance, 2.3. the ATMS to be rates neutral or rates positive.
2.3. the ATMS to facilitate a rolling, multi-year housing programme.
2.4. that council ors were not notified of the change in direction in 2021/2022 from a revenue
generating (sale of lots) to a gift or sale (at cost) project. If they were, please provide evidence.
We wil endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible with a decision and in any event
no later than 2 April 2024, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are
unable to respond to your request by then, we wil notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact [Ruapehu District Council request email]. If any additional factors
come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these
can be considered.
Please note that requests may incur a reasonable charge. We wil contact you with an approximate
cost, before we proceed, if applicable.
Yours sincerely
TeRina Turanga
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OFFICER